Punch Room Madrid, the intimate speakeasy-inspired cocktail bar at The Madrid EDITION, presents its new menu: Legends & Likes. Recognised as the original and award-winning cocktail concept by EDITION Hotels, Punch Room returns with a menu that combines signature punches and classic cocktails under a new narrative celebrating admiration across time.
Conceived by Matteo Bernardo, Bar Manager of Punch Room Madrid, Legends & Likes draws inspiration from figures who shaped history and those defining contemporary culture today. Divided into two chapters, the Ancients pay homage to timeless wisdom, power, and ritual, while the Moderns captures the energy, innovation, and digital charisma of the present world.
Each cocktail is a liquid story, inspired by a character, a moment, and the many ways people inspire one another. Designed to be enjoyed individually or served in punch bowls to share, highlights include The Pirate Punch, a tribute to adventure with rum, mango, port wine, coconut, and tonka bean and The DJ Punch, a contemporary blend of gin, St-Germain, Sichuan pepper, milk, Petroni red vermouth and watermelon.
Legends & Likes becomes an invitation to drink, share, and discover the personalities and icons who have shaped, and continue to shape, the world.
Punch, the predecessor of the cocktail, was born aboard 17th-century merchant ships, where sailors mixed liquor, citrus, sugar, tea, and spices – the five essential pillars that would define this beverage for centuries. Carried across the oceans to ports, taverns, and palaces, it became the drink of choice for explorers, pirates, and kings. Served in ornate silver punch bowls, punch was much more than a beverage, it was a ritual of connection, conversation and ceremony.
At The Madrid EDITION, the centuries-old ritual of punch is reinterpreted for the modern era. Once the drink of explorers and dreamers and a symbol of unity and discovery, it is reborn here through contemporary craftsmanship. Old World nuances, whisky, sherry, oolong tea, port wine, and herbs such as sage or vetiver, meet the spirits of the New World, including rum, tequila, mezcal, pisco, and cacao. Teas, exotic fruits, spices, jasmine, mango, coconut, tonka, or jalapeño, intertwine in a dialogue between heritage and innovation.
With its warm and welcoming atmosphere, Punch Room Madrid becomes a refuge for discovery, where past and present intertwine through stories and craftsmanship. Guests are invited to enjoy its signature punches, served individually or in vintage silver punch bowls to share, accompanied by a curated soundtrack of soul, blues, ragtime, and doo-wop, along with DJ sessions on selected dates.
Hidden from the city’s rhythm, the space unfolds in a rich composition of textures: dark oak panels, a basalt stone fireplace, and armchairs designed by Jean-Michel Frank. A brushed copper bar and polished bronze mirror created by Parisian studio Garnier & Linker cast a soft glow, making it the perfect place for a pre-dinner cocktail or a quiet nightcap.
The bar team combines historical research with contemporary creativity, reviving traditions while pushing the boundaries of modern mixology. Their work has earned accolades such as the #287 spot in the Top 500 Bars 2025 list, a nomination for Best Hotel Bar at Condé Nast Traveler Spain’s Hotel & Mantel Awards 2025, inclusion among the 10 Best International Hotel Bars in Europe 2024 by Tales of the Cocktail, and recognition in both the Top 500 Bars and Top Cocktail Bars in Spain and Portugal in 2024 and 2025, cementing Punch Room Madrid as a benchmark of modern mixology in the city.
